The correlation between the two variables of interest is 0.81,which is significant at the 0.0337 level.That means ______.
A)that the null hypothesis is rejected
B)that the research hypothesis is rejected
C)that the null hypothesis is accepted
D)that the null hypothesis cannot be determined

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A correlation coefficient of 0.81 signifies a strong positive relationship between the two variables. Since the correlation is significant at the 0.0337 level, it means that the probability of obtaining this correlation coefficient by chance if the null hypothesis is true (i.e., no relationship between variables) is less than or equal to 0.0337. Therefore, we reject the null hypothesis and conclude that there is a significant relationship between the two variables.

The Correlation Between the Two Variables of Interest Is 0